k. PetraJ for co-ordinating the forum numbers and required info l. Hugh (Elizabeth) for the Silent Auction and a general thanks to the donors m. Gill Glass - for the name tags (making and donating)

7. VUSWA – For sponsoring the computer centre at Welkom primary school worth about R400 000,00.8. UNITRANS – Sponsoring the T-shirts and the “Unite against Poaching” badges.9. Orange River Cellars – Sponsoring 90% of all the wines for the event.10. Mias Angling & Scuba – All the branded water and the trophies and auction stuff.11. Nampak for the waste bins - 96 waste bins12. Gerhardb for transporting waste bins and the decoration draping for the event – from J-burg to KTP.13. Volksblad – Running the event in the media / news papers.14. Riverside Radio Station: 50 airtime slots on the radio running for 10 days – 5 ads per day.15. Amarula – Presents and the drinks.16. Griquas Cricket Board: a. Come and do the cricket clinic for the teams & school kids. b. All the equipment for the KTP team. c. For contributing towards the wellbeing of the kids in the local communities through the game of cricket. 17. S.A. Cricket – for showing interest in the rural communities of the Kgalagadi and allowing Griquas to attend.18. KFC Mini Cricket – For hosting mini cricket on the event.19. L & B Transport (Jaco, Denise, Dillion etc): a. For making sure that the cricket bat got signed by the Protea team and making a display case. b. Transporting goodies from JHB to Upington for the event. c. Bat, shirts and caps for the online auction.20. Bronwyne Glass – for the logo of the cricket event.21. Gill & Russ Glass – Assistance, goodies and the wines which was branded for the event.22. Friends of the Kalahari (GavinW) – support, donation for the jumping castle.23. Kgalagadi Lodge – Water for the event.24. ICE 24 – Ice for the event.25. Vital Ditributors Solution – Transport of water from JHB to Bloemfontein.26. Oppidraai slaghuis – Donating R 500,00.27. Basil – Donating R 500,00.28. SANParks Corporate Social Investment with the leadership of Elizabeth Mhlongo: General Manager - sponsorship of cricket shirts and hats. Informative and inspiring speech by Ishmael Makwaeba.29. All who contributed to the auction.30. Cricket captains: a. Petra b. Andre c. Dalene d. PJ e. Rudi f. Pietertjie

"Lose yourself in Nature and find Peace!"(Ralph Waldo Emerson)UNITE AGAINST POACHING...What we protect, do not let poachers take it away!Extinction is forever and survival is up to---every last one of us!

Thanks to JenB for reporting back what we sent to her and adding the few pics we could send through, and keeping in touch with us at KTP, and getting those webcam pics to the forums Thanks too to all that helped load the webcam pics

ecojunkie wrote:Truly a great event and a huge thanks to all who had anything to do with it.......from forum members on the sidelines, to organisers and sponsors, players, managers........etc, etc.......

It is a privilege to be able to say 'I was there'.

I concur with those sentiments. This was a function with heart. It is difficult to explain what it meant. Maybe just because it was not just about ourselves. It was a celebration of community.

The bird doesn't sing because it has answers, it sings because it has a song.

It certainly was. We were all 'one' at this event. One with SANParks, one with the forum members, one with the community. The spirit over all three days was amazing. I believe this past event has changed the face of Cricket events for the future.

It was a fantastic weekend and a real pleasure to meet so many lovely 'mites. to all who helped organise the event.For us, the best part was watching the children and local people enjoying themselves with such enthusiasm. Not a stiff upper lip in sight! Wonderful!